He must protect her
Even from his own secrets…

The minute Emerson Bennett arrives in Cider Creek, Texas, asking about her missing mother, she’s in someone’s lethal sights. And rancher Rory Hayes isn’t about to let her face his suddenly hostile hometown alone. An outsider since childhood, he knows the damage secrets can do—especially his own. But will helping this beautiful stranger uncover the truth be enough to keep them alive?

From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

Discover more action-packed stories in The Cowboys of Cider Creek series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:
 
Book 1: Rescued by the Rancher
Book 2: Riding Shotgun
Book 3: Trapped in Texas
Book 4: Texas Scandal
Book 5: Trouble in Texas
Book 6: Murder in Texas